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No. 499,546. tentd June 13, 1893.

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ARTHUR A. HILL, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

VCOMPOSING-VSTICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,546, dated June 13,1893. Application filed January 9, 1893. Serial No. 457,791. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR A. HILL, of New York, in the county and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Composing-Stick, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' The object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcompositors stick, which is simple and durable in construction andarranged for conveniently supporting it from the compositors body toenable the compositor to utilize both hands in setting up the type.

The invention consists of a yieldingly mounted plate fitted to slide inthe stick proper and adapted to hold the type in place.

The invention further consists of an arm held in a belt adapted to besecured to the compositors body, the said arm being arranged to carrythe stick proper.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 isan enlarged plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a reduced side elevation ofthe same; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same on the line 44of Fig. 2.

The improved device is provided with a compositors stick proper A,connected by a set screw B with the angular end 0 of an arm 0 adapted toengage a pocket or socket D formed or secured on a belt D adapted to bestrapped around the compositors body, over the breast part, asillustrated in Fig. l. The arm 0 can be raised or lowered in the socketD and secured in position therein by a suitable set screw E. The end 0is inclined upward and forward so as to hold the stick proper A in anangular position for the convenient insertion of the type.

The stick A is provided with the usual bottom plate A and the back F,from the upper end of which extends the top plate G opposite to which isarranged the arm H of the T-shaped plate H, held adj ustably on the backF by a set screw I, so as to regulate the distance between the plate Gand arm H according to the width of the column of type set up.

AplateJ is yieldingly'mounted in the space between the plate G and armH, and this plate is adapted to press against the last row of the typeset up, to hold the type in place against the back F, and between theplate G and arm H. The plate J is partly straight in its lower portionand is formed with an outwardly inclined part J 3 from which leadsanother angular portion J the two angular.

portions forming a mouth for conveniently inserting the type. On the endof the plate J are formed lugs J and J engaged by the ends of a springK, preferably made in the shape of a band and strapped over part of theback F, so that the plate J is yieldingly mounted between the plate Gand arm H, it being understood that the lugs J and J are fitted to slidein transversely extending grooves G and H formed in the and arm H.

In order to facilitate the insertion of the type in the stick, I formthespacing lead L, at its upper end, with an angular projection L, inclinedin an opposite direction to that of the yieldingly mounted plate J.

It will be seen that the yieldingly mounted plate J securely holds thetype in place, and whenever a single type has been inserted in the stickthe said plate will readily permit of inserting the balance of the typefor that particular line. It will further be seen that when the stickproper A is held on the arm C and and the latter is attached to the beltD worn by a compositor, then the latter has both hands free for pickingup type and inserting the same conveniently in the stick proper A nextto the yieldingly mounted plate J which holds the type in place duringthe time the operator uses his hands to pick up new type.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a compositors stick,of a yielding plate mounted between and at right angles to the fixed andadjustable ends thereof and adapted to yield toward the open side of thestick as the type are inserted, substantially as described.

2. A compositors stick provided with an said plate G arm depending fromits rear end and held in a belt adapted to be secured to the compositorsbody, the said arm being arranged to carry the stick, substantially asshown and described.

3. A compositors stick comprising a stick proper, an arm having anangular extension secured to the stick proper, and a belt formed with asocket to receive the said arm, sub stantially as shown and described.

4. A compositors stick comprising a stick proper, an arm having anangular extension secured to the stick proper, abelt formed with asocket to receive the said arm, and means, substantially as shown anddescribed, for securing the said arm in the said socket, as set forth.

5. A compositors stick provided with a yieldingly mounted plate fittedto slide in the stick and formed with an outwardly flared upper edge tofacilitate the insertion of the type, substantially as shown anddescribed.

6. A compositors stick comprising a plate having projecting lugs at itsends and mounted to slide in the transverse arms of the stick 35 8. Acompositors stick provided'with a yieldingly mounted plate formed withan outwardly flared upper edge and adapted to engage one side of thetype, and a spacing lead engaging the opposite side of the type, andprovided with an angular extension or flare along its upper edge andarranged in the op posite direction to that of the yieldingly mountedplate, substantially as shown and described.

ARTHUR A. HILL.

WVitnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, EDGAR TATE.

